Whats a Good Airbrush? I'm looking to air bruch some new bodies I have but I am lacking the main piece THE AIRBRUSH!! Who makes a good one that I will be happy with and I dont want to spend a ton of money but I will spend the money as long as the item is worth it. Thanks guys
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Whats A Good Air Brush?
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The big question is how committed to this are you? And what do you consider a reasonable budget?
Realistically you can get a decent airbrush for $75 or less. I would suggest starting witha dual action airbrush. They give you more control over your paint and make it easier to do fades and shadows and to apply different thicknesses of paint. There are a lot of popular ones. The Paasche VL set is one that a lot of us use. That's what I learned on. I just replaced it with an Iwata Revolution HP-C and I like it. I know Badger also makes a nice dual action set but I can't remember the model # off the top of my head. Honestly, the compressor is the most pricey part of all this...
Hit the search for "airbrush" and you should find plenty of threads debating this.
Realistically you can get a decent airbrush for $75 or less. I would suggest starting witha dual action airbrush. They give you more control over your paint and make it easier to do fades and shadows and to apply different thicknesses of paint. There are a lot of popular ones. The Paasche VL set is one that a lot of us use. That's what I learned on. I just replaced it with an Iwata Revolution HP-C and I like it. I know Badger also makes a nice dual action set but I can't remember the model # off the top of my head. Honestly, the compressor is the most pricey part of all this...
Hit the search for "airbrush" and you should find plenty of threads debating this.
FRIDGE
Hardcore RCTalk User
In my opinion the badger 155 Anthem is one of the nicest airbrushes around. it is dual action and one needle for all line sizes. a plus is that it is easy to dis assemble and re assemble. i love mine. i have never used an Iwata gun but from all of the guys i know from the airbrush forum i freq at its nice for detail. if you want a very high detail gun then make sure it is gravity feed.
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on ebay is a set of brushes made by airbrush city I think, this is the link it contains 4 brushes and a compressor for 200 tell me what you think of it and should I buy it or should I not waste my time? http://cgi.ebay.com/Airbrush-Compre...220950045QQcategoryZ28111QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem also the item # is 8220950045
Let me know if you think this will be a good starting point. It includes single and dual action and a Gravity feed gun
Let me know if you think this will be a good starting point. It includes single and dual action and a Gravity feed gun
Carls_Mammoth
RCTalk Racer
Well, to be honest I am a airbrush newbie too. I just bought an Iwata Revolution CR, it was like $80 bucks, but is double-action, gravity feed, and one needle does it all. I used it for the first time tonight, and I am stoked!!! Awesome brush, and paint job looks sweet (I think) I'll post pics tomorrow. I also bought a Campbell Hausfeld "Quiet Air" compressor from Harbor Freight. It was $99. but it is good for 100 PSI (Won't use it all, but nice to have for other household things). I looked at other airbrush compressors, but they're only good for about 30 PSI unless you re-mortgage the house, and I have purchased some paint that recommends 50-70 PSI with a .5mm needle which the Iwata has. I did find a "Garage Sale" page on the Badger site, and I am told that the Thayer & Chandler Air Star V on there for $99. is a killer deal, but I already bought mine so maybe someone else can check into it here http://www.badger-airbrush.com/garagesale.htm (Hope it's okay to do that) Anyhow, good luck with your search. Oh yeah... If you have a Michaels Arts and Crafts store near by they carry some of the Badger models others have mentioned before me and they have a 40% off coupon in the Sunday advertisements good toward any one item. That would score you a sweet airbrush for almost half price. Just a thought. You won't find any airbrush stuff on their web page, but they carry it in the store. http://direct.where2getit.com/cwc/apps/w2gi.php?template=search&client=michaels 
digger
Hardcore RCTalk User
The Iwata are about top of the line. One more would be a SATA. But they are $300.
I have a Badger and am pretty well satisfied with it. But I'm a newbee too. Hope to paint a few more this winter though. Here is a forum with some reveiws on it. http://www.airbrushtechnique.com/Reviewpost/
Try out the cheaper gun. If ya don't like it, you won't be out much. But get a good air compressor if you can. You will want to use it for something else. Just my $0.02.
I have a Badger and am pretty well satisfied with it. But I'm a newbee too. Hope to paint a few more this winter though. Here is a forum with some reveiws on it. http://www.airbrushtechnique.com/Reviewpost/
Try out the cheaper gun. If ya don't like it, you won't be out much. But get a good air compressor if you can. You will want to use it for something else. Just my $0.02.
